A new year and lots of exiting things! First of all winter in Sweden seems to be not coming this year. Hardly had snow and temperature is mostly above zero. Not how it normally is here. But I don't complain. The year started with lot of musical events. We played with our Barock quartet "Rätso Barockt" in Nygård in Ekshärad two pieces: 6 dances of Pastorius and Passacalio of Marini. Nice concert and good reactions from the audience.
I played harpsichord on the keyboard and Ytje cello. The other members (Gunnar and Roberto) played violin.
2 weeks later (February the 15th) we organised a concert at our house. Invited 20 music friends and played a lot of different music. Some old Swedish Waltzes with Violin, cello and piano, some guitar and ukulele songs, Swedish ballads, Jazz and some pieces played by me on marimba. That instrument was used again after 10 years. So I hoped I could still play...
Well all went very well. Ytje and I plan to do this more often. We think it would be nice to have a summer concert in the garden (if the weather is good) so we already talk about the things we could do then.
At this moment we take a little break. Ytje has gone to visit her mother in Portugal and I stay home and do some little work on the house.
